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Steelray invented the viewer for Microsoft Project in 2000 and has continuously added innovations and improvements since then. Steelray Project Viewer is the most compatible viewer, used by customers in the industries with the largest project schedules (e.g. Aerospace/Defense, Construction). There is no need to import or upload anything – simply open the file as you would with Microsoft Project, and you’ll see the same core views and data in the schedule. Steelray offers a free 10 day fully functional trial of Viewer, so download it today.

Enhanced Printing

Preview all pages, one page or actual size before printing. Scale and see the effects on the output, control page size and orientation and header data. Utilizing a simple interface makes it easier than with Microsoft Project.

Built-in search engine access

Find what you need rapidly with the first search engine integrated into a project viewer. Search through task information, resource names and dates.

Task Updates

Detailed information

Click on a task and see the detailed information. Select a resource name and you’ll see the assignments for that resource. Click on a date and see what is starting, finishing and in-progress.

What people are sayingabout project viewer

Steelray is brilliant. It's one of the best software investments I've made. I work on an Apple PowerBook and if it was not for Steelray Project Viewer I wouldn't have a good option for looking at MS Project files. Steelray Project Viewer is a brilliant bit of software!Jeffrey Solliday McRoy

GE Healthcare

I have installed the program, and it works brilliantly! I'll be telling a number of business colleagues about your product. I tried a few other products yesterday in both Mac and Windows environments; Steelray was easily the best! Really good to be able to alter print scaling to get a huge color Gantt chart onto 9 landscape pages (still readable!) instead of 84 - especially when you need 20 copies. The whole process is seamless and so user-friendly that using Steelray is a breeze!Ron Pitcher

The Proteus Leadership Centre

If customers are looking for an alternative cost saving application, Steelray is it. Steelray was cheaper to purchase, and we saved a ton of money. Thanks for such a great product.Theodore Palm

Comcast Cable

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Version 5.2.43.55

25-April-2017

License check fix

Multi-monitor sizing fix

Annotations fix

Memory allocation fix

Project read fix

Version 5.2.40.52

07-March-2017

OSX Installer Fix

Subproject file read fix

Version 5.2.39.50

15-February-2017

Usability enhancements

EZ License framework update

Version 5.2.37.48

29-November-2016

Activation framework updates

UI Enhancements

Web address linkage bug fix

Windows 10 compatibility fix

Import framework updates

Version 5.2.32.42

23-August-2016

Mac bug fix

Msi installer update

UI bug fix

Version 5.2.31.41

27-July-2016

Trial bug fix

Version 5.2.30.39

26-July-2016

Added activation framework

Version 5.2.28.36

10-May-2016

Bug fix on Project 2016 files

Fixed task update functionality

Version 5.2.27.35

05-April-2016

Fixed filtering issue for Steelray Project Analyzer

Fixed notes issue

Updated digital signature

Version 5.2.26.34

30-July-2015

Fix ArrayOutOfBoundsException occurring in Project 2013 with some custom views

Version 5.2.11.18

Version 5.2.10.17

Fixed bug where repeated action incorrectly created same navigation elements

Maximize button tooltip reports "Restore Down" when applicable

Fixed bug where no name tasks were not visible for old .mpp

Version 5.2.9.16

30-January-2013

Fix for detecting "standard" calendar

Added support for locating subprojects in subfolders

Fix for sometimes not able to obtain application folder in Windows 7

Fixes rare issue in acquiring correct Unique Id's

Version 5.2.4.10

03-December-2012

Code-sign Installer for Mac OS X 10.8 (Mountain Lion)

Fix to use APPDATA environment variable when applicable

Version 5.2.2.8

07-November-2012

Fix for disabling help menu items

Version 5.2.1.7

26-October-2012

Support for additional UN/CEFACT fields

Support for latest UN/CEFACT D09B released by PARCA 8/20/12

Support for MS Project 2013

In Excel processing fixed bug where getting wrong number of columns when a column value was null

Support for shading calendar exceptions

Fixed bug where not filtering properly with blank lines in project

Version 5.1.1.0

02-July-2012

Fixed filter highlight focus

Fixed filter help

Fixed some navigation issues

Display Ghost tasks

Fixed multiple filter selection

Mac OSX German version now displays menu bar

Fix in calculating critical path

Fix in displaying custom outline codes

Fixed filter for critical path type

Blank line support

Version 5.1.0.0

23-March-2012

Filter has option to highlight tasks

Filter fields updating properly with backward and forward navigation

Version 5.0.1.0

14-February-2012

Language support for new interface

UN/CEFACT support

Bug fix where filter tab was on views other than Gantt Chart

Version 5.0.0.0

2-December-2011

Major release for new user interface

Version 4.4.17.0

12-October-2011

Bug fix for failure of reading some XML files

Bug fix for failure of reading preference data

Upgrade to java 1.6.0_27

Version 4.4.16.0

24-August-2011

Bug fix for update task content moving down per entry

Bug fix for possible hang when no non-working days in project

Remove Steelray protected file in file associations

Version 4.4.15.0

11-August-2011

Support for calendar exceptions

Optimizations for large project files

Version 4.4.14.0

11-July-2011

Additional support for MS 2007 file formats

Support for text use in duration and base duration fields

Version 4.4.12.0

07-July-2011

Fix for unable to open browser on some Windows 7 deployments

Version 4.4.11.0

28-June-2011

Fix for wrong start dates in some 2010 project files

Version 4.4.10.0

21-June-2011

Fix for not able to open some Project 2010 files

Version 4.4.9.0

15-June-2011

Fix incorrect id numbers in some 2007 project files

Version 4.4.8.0

13-June-2011

Fix for showing incorrect finish date in some project files

Version 4.4.7.0

03-June-2011

Fix in filtering resource groups

Fix for not throwing exception for unsupported MS Project 2010 fields

Additional fixes and support for MPX files

Version 4.4.6.0

23-May-2011

Fixes for Project 2010 support

Version 4.4.3.0

11-Apr-2011

Add support for MS 2010 contour type of CONTOURED

Fixed task usage zoom in

Version 4.4.2.0

11-Mar-2011

Fixed printing issues

Version 4.4.1.0

11-Mar-2011

Fixed a rarely occurring bug in the Task Usage View

Fixed a problem where the license key was not being stored

Improved support for opening MPP files

Version 4.4.0.0

11-Mar-2011

Maintenance Release

Version 4.3.3.0

2-Mar-2011

Fixes for Windows 7 support

Version 4.0.0.0

2-Jun-2010

Project 2010 Support

Full Support for Windows 7 (including 64-bit)

Version 3.9.4

10-Aug-2009

New Print Preview makes printing charts easy!

Version 3.9.4

10-Aug-2009

New Print Preview makes printing charts easy!

Version 3.8.2

17-Apr-2009

Fixes to problems opening subprojects.

Fix to "failed to get the module path" problem.

Version 3.8.0

02-Apr-2009

Hyperlinks with spaces in the file name were not launching properly.

Fix to Hyperlinks.

Fix to Help system.

Fix to silent installations (license key location on Windows)

Version 3.7.40

13-Mar-2009

Fix to the Mac installer.

Version 3.7.38

23-Feb-2009

The installer now supports embedded license copy into All Users folder for Windows.

Preferences conversion issue caused Gantt grid to be hidden on first run after conversion.

Preferences were not saved in the recommended folder in Windows Vista.

Gantt Chart not displaying columns when 'Display MS Project' preference set to false.

Embedded License Key support for MSI installer.When a license.dat exists in the
same directory as the msi installer, that key will be copied to the
'All Users/Application Data' folder for Windows XP or Vista so that multiple users
can use the same key. This eases EasyLicense(tm) roll-out by allowing the msi to be
run with the /QUIET option, automatically installing the viewer as part of a larger
machine configuration script.

Version 3.7.35

19-Feb-2009

Fix to the Mac installer.

Fix to the Linux installer.

Better support for hyperlinks.

Refresh artifacts displayed on Gantt chart when viewer first launched.

FIX: In Project 2007 files, some subproject files did not show up as subprojects in the Gantt Chart view.
This has been fixed.

CHANGE: Help has been update to include the Timeline View.

Version 3.3.0.0

21-Nov-2007

FEATURE: User-defined text filters are now available for text columns in the Gantt Chart.

FIX: Predecessor arrows should now point to the start of bars in the Gantt Chart for split tasks.

FIX: Working time for Resources could be calculated incorrectly due to faulty Calendar Exceptions in the MPP file.
This has been fixed.

FIX: Unicode Characters should now display properly no matter which font was specified in the MPP file.

FIX: An Out of Memory Error has been fixed.

FIX: The critical path should now display correctly in the Tracking Gantt view.

FIX: The left-side view bar should now display correctly after opening files.

FIX: Some MPP files with subproject links were not showing the subproject tasks as linked files.This has been fixed.

Version 3.2.5.0

03-Oct-2007

FIX: In rare instances, Resources could show Work as zero hours when more than zero was assigned to the Resource.
This has been fixed.

FIX: The View pane is now a constant size.

FIX: Added options to create Desktop and Quick Launch links to the installer.

Version 3.2.4.0

28-Sep-2007

FEATURE: SPV now supports Annotations for individual tasks.These are like Notes, but are stored locally
on the SPV user's computer, and do not require modifying the MPP file.Right-click on a task in the Gantt Chart to
add an Annotation to that task.

FIX: In certain cases, the progress bar of a split task could indicate less than 100% completion when, in fact, the
task was 100% complete.This has been fixed.

FIX: SPV now matches task bar colors more closely.

FIX: Some files printed one or two tasks less per page than indicated.This has been fixed.

FIX: Some Project 2007 files caused SPV to "hang" while opening the file.This has been fixed.

FIX: Fixed an issue where an incorrect Finish Date on split tasks could be displayed.

FIX: In rare cases, not all Resources were displayed.This has been fixed.

FIX: Margins in Page Setup were sometimes displaying more decimal places than normal.This has been fixed.

FIX: Some subproject file tasks weren't expandable.This has been fixed.

Version 3.2.3.0

17-Aug-2007

FEATURE: SPV now reads Resource Pool files.

FEATURE: SPV now displays bar text in the Gantt Chart above, below, right of, left of, and in the middle of, bars
if "Display Saved Gantt Chart" is checked.

CHANGE: Gantt Task Bars have a new look.

CHANGE: Added "Filter By:" on filter bar to clarify the purpose of the filter bar.

FIX: Column Aliases should display correctly now.

FIX: SPV now reads Steelray for Excel files correctly if there is only a space in the Resource Name (no other text).

FIX: Subproject file tasks no longer expand upon the opening of another subproject file.

FIX: The "In Progress Today" filter now works as designed.

FIX: Scroll Bars should now appear on the Task Sheet View.

FIX: Page numbers now print correctly.

FIX: Some Help files have been updated.

Version 3.2.2.1

23-Jul-2007

FIX: Update to the EXE installer (MSI installer is unaffected - use 3.2.2).

Version 3.2.2.0

20-Jul-2007

FIX: Double-clicking a file could cause SPV to prompt for the license key on every launch on Win NT computers.
This has been fixed.

Version 3.2.1.0

13-Jul-2007

FEATURE: All supported languages (German, French, and Spanish) are now up to date.

CHANGE: An officially supported MSI is available.

FIX: Subprojects should now load properly.

Version 3.2.0.0

30-Jun-2007

FEATURE: Linked files (subprojects) can now be loaded dynamically (all do not have to be present,
and each can be opened individually).

FIX: Files containing thousands of text styles (colored or formatted text in the Gantt Chart)
should now display all styles.

FIX: Blank lines should no longer cause tasks to not display.

FIX: Foreign languages (Chinese and Japanese, in particular) were not displaying correctly in
some views.This has been fixed.

FIX: When using silent install, the license file should now get installed to the correct location.

Version 3.1.6.0

05-May-2007

FIX: In some cases, the installer was displaying an error message and exiting.This has been fixed.

FIX: Some MPP files with Split Tasks were causing errors upon opening.This has been fixed.

Version 3.1.5.0

13-Apr-2007

FIX: Users should no longer have to enter their license key when double-clicking a project file.

FIX: The As Late As Possible constraint type indicated incorrect start and finish dates in some cases.
This has been fixed.

FIX: Applying a formatted text style to a column that isn't displayed in the Gantt Chart
no longer causes an error on file opening.

FIX: Some MPP files had duplicate Split Task information, which caused splits to display incorrectly.
This has been fixed.

FIX: Rows with text styles applied weren't being applied properly (columns and individual
cells were displaying correctly).This has been fixed.

FIX: Tasks with a percent complete of zero no longer display a minimal progress bar.

FIX: Fixed a synchronization problem when using the Back button in navigation.

FIX: Further improvements to critical path calculation.

FIX: Fixed an Out of Memory issue when opening large files.

Version 2.6.1.0

31-Oct-2005

FEATURE: Baseline bars are now supported in the Tracking Gantt View.

FEATURE: Marked Tasks are now supported in all Project MPP files (were previously supported in in Project 98 and XML files).Used for Text formatting only ('Marked' column is not selectable in Gantt Table).

FIX: Enhanced memory management regarding files.Steelray will now consume much less memory than before.

FIX: Further compatibility improvements opening MPP files.

Version 2.3.1.0

24-Jun-2005

UPDATE: Help files were brought completely up to date.

FIX: A problem with Tracking Gantt that caused the application to freeze in rare instances was fixed. - FIX: Some files that could not be opened ("MPX Error opening file") can now be opened with this release.

FIX: Blank data was causing a problem in the Excel Template.

Version 2.3.0.0

03-Jun-2005

FEATURE: Tracking Gantt view is now supported.

FEATURE:Viewing the Gantt Chart columns as they are displayed in MS Project is now supported.

FEATURE:Indicators column is now supported.

FEATURE:Filters on Custom Text fields (Text 1-30) are now supported.

FEATURE:Critical Path is now supported.

FEATURE:Hyperlink fields are now supported.

FEATURE:Successors are now supported.

FIX:Tasks will collapse and expand correctly regardless of the order in which the columns are displayed.

CHANGE:Error messages are now more descriptive when encountering files with invalid formats.

CHANGE:Custom Number fields (Number 1-20) are now rounded to two decimal places.

Version 2.2.1.0

15-Apr-2005

FIX: In rare instances, opening a file caused an error message.

FIX: When opening Excel files, tasks with no predecessors could display the predecessors of another task.

Version 2.2.0.0

31-Mar-2005

FEATURE: A search engine has been integrated into Steelray.Tasks, Resources, and dates can be searched from a search box on the toolbar.

FEATURE: Steelray can now open XML files created with Microsoft Project.

FEATURE: Steelray is now compatible with Java 1.5 JRE.

CHANGE:All icons have been updated.

FIX: In very rare instances, a finish date was being reported as earlier than the start date.This has been fixed.

FIX: In printing and print preview, it was possible for the data to cut off part of the page number.This has been fixed.

FIX:Start and End date of the project was incorrect in rare instances.This has been fixed.

Version 1.4.0.0

Version 1.3.2.0

This is an unscheduled interim release that fixes a bug ("MPX error" when opening project file). Version 1.4 (performance improvements) is due to be released on 21-May.

15-Apr-2004

Did you know we now have a version for Mac OS X? Details on our Mac version are available at www.steelray.com.

Version 1.3.1.0

09-Apr-2004

Minor fixes to license key code and installer.

Version 1.3.0.0

21-Mar-2004

Improved Printing, more Gantt Zoom levels, support for Project 98, and much more.

Version 1.2.1.0

08-Mar-2004

A fix to CSV and HTML export is included in this release.

Version 1.2.0.0

02-Mar-2004

Customized views are now supported. A Monthly timeline was added to the Gantt chart. The task ID field is now displayed. Gantt prints on larger paper sizes correctly. Improved the way durations are displayed.
12-Feb-2004